Breaking News: Chennai rains break 100years record

Chennai just set a new record of 119.73 cms of rain, breaking the earlier record of 108.8 cms which was set back in 1916, thus setting the highest amount of rain measured in a century The recent showers that flooded the state capital have stunned citizens of Chennai which have claimed over 170 lives so far across Tamil Nadu. The rains have cooled the city further lowering the max temperature to 28.2°C on Monday, and also lowered the min temperature by 1.2°. The rains are especially strong near the coasts🏖 causing causing roads to cave in bringing down power cables that electrocuted at least people. Schools and colleges remained closed from Monday, with a few declaring a holiday on Tuesday as well